No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth. ‘But is this simply part of the order of Nature? Is it because this land of ours is so ...
'If I mean anything at all, the meaning will keep, and if I don't it doesn't matter. Now, do you mind telling me exactly how and where you came across this extraordinary specimen of—well, for want of a better term—we will say, Inca embalming?' 'Yes, willingly,' said the ...
And his cadences were their cadences, the cadences which voiced their woe and what to them was the meaning of the stiffness, and the cold, and dark. Thus, as token of what a puppet thing life is, the ancient song surged through him and he came into his own again; and he came ...
on the blinkUnwell, in ill health, out of condition; in disrepair, not in working order,on the fritz. This common slang expression is of unknown origin. Two possible but highly conjectural theories relate it to the dialectal meaning ofblink‘milk gone slightly sour,’ and to the U.S. fis...
"These hieroglyphics have evidently a meaning. If it is a purely arbitrary one, it may be impossible for us to solve it. If, on the other hand, it is systematic, I have no doubt that we shall get to the bottom of it. But this particular sample is so short that I can ...
From Latin, meaning "and all this/that sort of thing," used to allude to or include other similar things without naming them directly.The government has promised to crack down on the top companies in the world—Bike Roh Soft, Floogle, Slamazon, et hoc genus omne—for their failure to ...
The article discusses word usage, popular phrases in culture and media, and explains the difference between a "shout-out," a "call-out," a "pull quote," a "lift-out," and explains the meaning of "opens my nose." The author utilizes examples of word usage from Elizabeth Zimmer, a "...
3. another meaning of 'cry' In a story, if someone cries something, they shout it. 'Come on!' he cried. He cried out angrily, 'Get out of my house!' A cry is something that someone shouts. When she saw him she uttered a cry of surprise. We heard cries of 'Help! Please help...
The lad sprang to his feet and gesturing to the old fellow to come and sit with him, saying, “Hello, Mr. Smithfield, Sir. Fancy bumping in to you. It’s a small world. Actually, I’ve been meaning to come and see you. You were right, I do need some more discipline, perhaps ...
“To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned. The total income, which at the time of the wife's death was little short of £1100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £...